Science
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Protein structures reason behind life on Earth: Study
Washington: During a recent study, researchers discovered the structures of proteins that might be responsible for the origins of life in the primordial soup of ancient Earth. The study was published in…
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How trillion-dollar space economy is threatened by debris
New Delhi: The space economy is on track to be valued at a trillion dollars by the end of 2030, but assets such as navigation, weather and communication satellites that serve our…
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How trillion-dollar ‘space economy’ is threatened by debris
New Delhi: The space economy is on track to be valued at a trillion dollars by the end of 2030, but assets such as navigation, weather and communication satellites that serve our…
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Saturn’s Death Star moon hides an underground ‘stealth’ ocean
New Delhi: Scientists have discovered an underground ocean buried beneath the surface of the Death Star-like moon of Saturn, paving the way for a new class of “stealth” ocean worlds with possible…
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ISRO test fires engine for India’s human space mission rocket
Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully fired the high thrust Vikas engine that would power India’s first rocket that would carry humans. According to ISRO, the Vikas engine for the…
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Australian scientist charts progress of global biology project
Sydney: An international team of scientists has reached a milestone in their 10-year project which they believe will ultimately change biological studies, according to one of Australia’s leading geneticists. La Trobe University…
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover finds carbon signature on Mars
Washington: Scientists at NASA’s Curiosity rover have found a type of carbon that on Earth is associated with biological processes from several powdered rock samples collected from the surface of Mars. While…
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Motion of some stars holds clue of dark matter shape in barred galaxies
New Delhi: Scientists investigating how the shape of dark matter halo affects the motion of stars in stellar bars (found at the centre of some galaxies) have found that out-of-plane bending events…
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Research finds gigantic planet hidden in plain sight
Riverside: A UC Riverside astronomer and a group of eagle-eyed citizen scientists have discovered a giant gas planet hidden from view by typical stargazing tools. The planet, TOI-2180 b, has the same…
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NASA citizen scientist spots Jupiter-like planet
Washington: A citizen scientist has discovered a giant gaseous planet about 379 light-years from Earth, orbiting a star with the same mass as the Sun, NASA has said. The exoplanet, called TOI-2180…
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Russia, NASA in talks on extending ISS’ ops till 2030: Report
Moscow: Russia’s Roscosmos state space agency and NASA are in talks on extending the operation of the International Space Station (ISS) until 2030, Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said on Thursday. “The talks…
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Meet Indian scientist Hashima Hasan, who helped launch NASA telescope
Dr Hashima Hasan, an Indian-origin scientist has played a key role in the launch of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Webb Space Telescope. Post her education, she embraced the opportunity…
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Stars will eventually stop contributing metals: Study
Canberra: Two new recent papers have shed light on how the youngest generation of stars will eventually stop contributing metals back to the universe. Stars are giant factories that produce most of…
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Mosquitoes’ mating game discovery provides new clues to combat malaria
New Delhi: Male mosquitoes beat their wings faster when swarming at sunset to better detect females and increase their chance of reproducing, finds a novel study led by UCL scientists. Published in…
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Aussie scientists piece together genomic puzzle of iconic flower
Sydney: Australian botanists have assembled the genomic sequence of one of Australia’s most significant and iconic flowers, the New South Wales Waratah. The team of researchers, led by the Australian Institute of…
